Brian Clough
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Howard Clough | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1935 | ||
Place of birth | barrowford, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 20 September 2004 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Derby, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||
Youth career | |||
1951-1952 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955-1961 1961-1964 |
Middlesbrough Sunderland | ||
National team | |||
1959 | England | ||
Teams managed | |||
1965-1967 1967-1973 1973-1974 1974 1975-1993 |
Hartlepool United Derby County Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United Nottingham Forest | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Brian Howard Clough OBE[1] (/klʌf/ KLUF; 21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was an English footballer turned manager. During his career he was in charge of Hartlepool United, Derby County F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United and most notably Nottingham Forest F.C. He won a lot of trophies, including the European Cup with Nottingham Forest F.C. in 1979 and 1980.
Clough was an alcoholic. He had a liver transplant in 2003. He died of stomach cancer.
International career statistics
[change | change source]England national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1959 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "No. 52563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1991. p. 9.
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